NGC : NGC6196

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-03
Astronomical night: 22:14 - 04:44 (GMT -5)
NGC6196 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk42°74° (East)
SetDawn61°274° (West)
Maximum elevation

02:18

86°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6196 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6196

General information

NGC6196 is the galaxy at magnitude 13 that is placed in Hercules constellation and has apparent size of 56 angular seconds.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-03, galaxy NGC6196 will be visible all night. At 22:14 the object will be placed at east, 42° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:44 when fade from view as dawn breaks west. Maximum elevation, 86° above horizon, will be reached at 02:18, when galaxy will be placed at south.
 

NGC6196 on the sky map

NGC6196 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Hercules

Magnitude

13

Apparent size56"x38"
Right ascension16h 37m 53.95s
Declination36° 4′ 23.31″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6196

International Catalogue (IC)

IC4615

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Object typeMagnitude
H VI 93Double Star5.47
H I 3Double Star5.62
H N 81Double Star5.39
H VI 18Double Star5.58
H V 38Double Star6.41
NGC6109Galaxy12.7
NGC6146Galaxy12.5
NGC6166Galaxy11.8
NGC6173Galaxy12.1
M13 / NGC6205Globular Cluster5.8
NGC6207Galaxy11.6
NGC6255Galaxy12.7